The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 51 Rich's Notes: The Daleks struggle with the paradox of having more than one Doctor on the ship at once, when they let slip a secret. Presuming there to only be one REAL Doctor, they decide the 4th Doctor to be real, the 9th Doctor to be an imposter, and mistake the 6th Doctor for “The Keeper”. The 6th Doctor plays along. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 52 Rich's Notes: The Daleks, delighted to have their confusion addressed with reasonable explanations that suit their unique view of the universe, settle down to some comforting obeying of orders. They just don't realize it's their #1 enemy giving those orders. And some of those orders are just a tiny bit against their natures... but they'll listen. For the time being. Meanwhile the 6th Doctor leaps into the role with both feet. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 53 Rich's Notes: The Supreme Dalek (design based on that from “Planet of the Daleks”) comes out to confirm the identity of the Keeper, but the clever 6th Doctor turns the tables on it and takes over the interrogation. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 54 Rich's Notes: While being led to their holding areas, the 4th and 9th Doctors co-ordinate their efforts and make a daring escape! The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 55 Rich's Notes: In his search for K9, the 4th Doctor finds an empty data processing lab. Meanwhile the 9th Doctor gets himself caught in a Dalek crossfire! The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 56 Rich's Notes: The 9th Doctor dodges a bullet -so to speak- but realizes that he now faces certain death at the ‘hands’ of the Daleks. That is, until he is mysteriously rescued by an old friend… The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 57 Rich's Notes: The 9th Doctor learns how his old college classmate Drax found him. Meanwhile… back in the Rani’s TARDIS… The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 58 Rich's Notes: Romana attempts to organize the companions into some kind of resistance force. Meanwhile the Rani learns more than she cared to about the Cybermen and makes a deal with them. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 59 Rich's Notes: The Rani begins to push her luck with an increasingly desperate Cyberleader. Meanwhile the companions have formulated a plan and Ace is ready to do some damage. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 60 Rich's Notes: While snooping around the Cybercomplex under the warehouse, Sarah Jane Smith discovers the Rani’s TARDIS which opens up and emits black smoke and coughing passengers. She recognizes Tegan and Turlough (From “The Five Doctors”), but it is K9 who recognizes his former mistress, Romana. How, you may ask, does he do that, exactly? Well, it is known that all the 9 units the Doctor made were based off the memories of the previous one. Since the timing of the spinoff show “K9 and Company” would indicate that the Doctor made SJ’s K9 after the events of “Warrior’s Gate”, (and that K9 mark IV in “School Reunion”-the one appearing in this comic- was based off of SJ’s mark III… somehow…), that it remembers everything we saw. It remembers Leela from mark I’s memory up to the time it left the TARDIS with her on Gallifrey (”The Invisible Enemy” to “The Invasion of Time”), Romana 1 & 2 from mark II’s memory up until the time it left the TARDIS with her in E-Space (”The Ribos Operation” to “Warrior’s Gate”), and all of the time mark III spent with Sarah Jane between “K9 & Company” up to “School Reunion”. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 61 Rich's Notes: The cybermen attack! As Romana tries to usher everyone to their safety, she is struck by a cyberman blaster. K9 and Jamie avenge her. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 62 Rich's Notes: Jamie and Sarah Jane gather up Romana and make for the nearest exit. Meanwhile the Cybermen and the Rani betray each other, and as the Rani makes her escape via transmat beam, white Daleks beam in and threaten the Cybermen! The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 63 Rich's Notes: Team 1, made up of companions Turlough, Jo, Zoe and Susan, stop when they notice that Romana isn’t behind them. Jo and Turlough briefly argue over whether to go back and rescue Romana or continue on their mission to secure the Rani’s TARDIS, finally agreeing to do the latter and go back for her after. Team 2, made up of companions Tegan, Peri, Ace and Rose, stop when they notice that Jamie isn’t with them. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 64 Rich's Notes: Ace decides to go back and rescue Jamie. Rose goes, too. Tegan and Peri continue on their mission to find a way out and get help. While Ace sets up to destroy a cyberman, she is nearly attacked from behind, but Rose jumps out and saves her, pushing the cyberman out into the other corridor, where both it and the other are EXTERMINATED by a white Dalek. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 65 Rich's Notes: Ace & Rose recover from their near miss and discuss moving on options. Meanwhile the Daleks deliver their ultimatum to the Cybermen. The 7th Doctor and Davros look on. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 66 Rich's Notes: Davros explains to the 7th Doctor why he is having his imperial Daleks take over the Earthbound Cybermen, which ultimately will turn Earth into the new Skaro. The Doctor is shocked and his emotional reaction carries onto his next incarnation, who feels this strong emotional response to a newly acquired memory. The 8th Doctor is hiking outside of the Time Lord’s citadel on Gallifrey, unaware that he is being stalked by a dark figure with a pointy thing. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 67 Rich's Notes: The 8th Doctor climbs up to a cave in a mountian, but gets attacked by a mysterious old woman. And old woman who turns out to be Leela and her best friend, K9 mark 1! (Like you didn’t see THAT coming) The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 68 Rich's Notes: The 8th Doctor gets Leela to tell about her life on Gallifrey and what changes have happened recently. It seems that when the tribunal returned (from “Trial of a Time Lord”) things started to go to pot. Which is a shock, because things weren’t all that wonderful beforehand either. The 8th Doctor is starting to clue in. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 69 Rich's Notes: The 8th Doctor sums up the events of “Trial of a Time Lord” for Leela, and ponders the possibility of the Valeyard having survived, just as his old mentor, the hermit K’Anpo Rimpoche, still in his 3rd incarnation aka. Cho’Je, steps out of his old cave. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 70 Rich's Notes: The 10th Doctor skulks about in the corridors in the archives section of Gallifrey. He runs into Damon, who surprisingly doesn’t recognize him. At all. Deciding it isn’t worth pursuing, he informs Damon that he’s looking for the Doctor and Damon asks him to give him a message. That’s when Maxil shows up and shoots Damon with a staser. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 71 Rich's Notes: Maxil doesn’t recognize the 10th Doctor, and, assuming he’s some archivist, plans to blame him for the death of Damon. However, Maxil is in turn shot and falls unconscious or dead into the Doctor’s arms, shot by none other than the Meddling Monk. Who DOES recognize the Doctor’s 10th incarnation. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 72 Rich's Notes: The first Doctor runs into the Lady President who clearly doesn’t recognize him. The Doctor finds this very odd, and asks if she’s seen himself around somewhere. He learns that the 8th Doctor has gone out of the citadel. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 73 Rich's Notes: The 3rd and 5th Doctors meet with the Master and find out that he wants them to ‘bless’ his plan to unite the various races of the Federation, allied or otherwise and lead them in a battle against the Daleks. The 5th Doctor can find no fault in it. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 74 Rich's Notes: The Master introduces the 3rd and 5th Doctors to the mastermind of the battle planning committee, none other than the War Chief. The old renegade himself is none too thrilled to see the Doctor again. The Ten Doctors: A Graphic Novel by Rich Morris Chapter 3 75 Rich's Notes: Meanwhile in a pocket universe somewhere between matter and anti-matter, Omega confronts the Celestial Toymaker about his progress in this big mysterious plan of theirs.